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Oya's work
Awards and Achievements
Sydney Morning Herald Young Designer of the Year Award
Runner-up, July 2000 (among 38 entries).
Designex’99 Symbol Design Competition - Istanbul
Finalist, March 1999 (among 56 entries).
SISECAM, Decorative Glass Pane Competition - Istanbul
Honourable Mention, 27 March 1998 (among 120 entries).
SISECAM, Decorative Glass Pane Competition - Istanbul
2nd prize, 27 March 1998 (among 120 entries).
Ministry of Forestry, National Emblem Design Competition - Ankara
1st prize, 12 April 1993 (among 400 entries).
Selected Research Grants
State of the art high tech three dimensional scanning and printing equipment for the FBE Design Research Lab
Demirbilek O., Ward, S., Park, M., Fowkes, A. and Lowe, R. 2009 UNSW Major Research Equipment & Infrastructure Scheme. Jan 2009. $219,500
High tech equipment for developing and fitting out the FBE Experimental Design & Research Lab (FBE ED&R Lab)
Demirbilek O., Máté K., Carthey J., Fletcher G., Lowe R., Spehar B., Longbottom C. 2008 UNSW Major Research Equipment & Infrastructure Scheme. Jan 2008. $150,000
Encouraging Sustainable Consumption in Urban Communities: Designing Future Scenarios for Product Sharing Facilities
Demirbilek O., Ramirez M., and Nawangpalupi C. FBE Funding for Research Cluster Initiatives 2007. June 2007. $5,000
The Efficient Use of Dwellings and Land by Older Home Owners
Judd B., Olsberg D., Demirbilek O. and Quinn J. AHURI. May 2007. $208,887
Unpacking scale for the different design professions: understanding the various representations and misrepresentations of human scale
Demirbilek O. and Katrina S. FBE Faculty Research Grants Program. Dec 2007. $4,000
Understanding the Self-Directed Research Process in the Graduation Year in All UG Programs Within the Faculty of the Built Environment
Quinlan A., Corkery L., Marshall N., Starfield S., Demirbilek O. Evans C., Watson B., and Zhou P. UNSW 2005 Learning and Teaching Awards. Aug. 2005. $14,961
Equipment and cutting edge hardware to facilitate the faculty’s multi-disciplinary research projects using interviewing, focus group sessions, and oral history
Dunn K., Demirbilek O., Gibson C., Shaw W., and Thompson S. FBE research infrastructure block grant. Aug. 2004. $13,938
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Exhibitions
“reflec[emo]tions: Animating Research: flesh / contour / line”
Tactile Imagination: Design Research Processes Exhibition, curated by Tom Loveday. Sydney: UNSW College of Fine Arts, Sydney: Ivan Dougherty Gallery, 24 May - 30 June, 2007. Quinlan, A., Demirbilek O., Yip, M., and Pin, R.
Interacting Design Interpretations: Research:Learning:Emotion
Exhibition at the Connected 2007 International Conference on Design Education, 9 - 12 July 2007, Sydney: University of New South Wales. Quinlan, A., Demirbilek O., Yip, M., Pin, R., Marshall, N., Watson, B., Evans, C., Corkery, L., Starfield, S., and Zou, P.
OSRAM New Ideas in LED Luminaire Design Show
Exhibition of three different lamp designs. OSRAM Australia Pty Limited, 11th floor, AV Jennings Building, 423 Pennant Hills Road, Pennant Hills NSW. 4-12 September 2001.
Sydney Morning Herald Young Designer of the Year Award 2000 Finalists
Sydney Design Week 2000. Powerhouse Museum. 3-12 August 2000.
Glass Plates and Jewellery Designs
Designer’s, Odyssey’98 Exhibition, TÜYAP Fair Convention and Congress Centre, 11-15 November 1998, Istanbul - Beylikdüzü.
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Associate Professor
BID (InDes), Msc (Blg Sc), PhD (Int Arch & Env Des), PhD (InDes), Grad. Cert. (L&T)
Industrial Design Program
- Associate Professor - Industrial Design Program, UNSW, Sydney;
- Assistant Professor - Middle East Technical University (2000);
- Adjunct lecturer - Department of Industrial Design, UNSW, Sydney (Aug. - Dec. 1997);
- Lecturer - Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Architecture, METU, Ankara - Turkey (1997-2000).
- Research Assistant - Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Architecture, METU Ankara - Turkey (1990-1997).
- Instructor - Department of Product Design, Art Center College of Design (Europe), La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland (1989-90, summer semester).
- Free Lance designer in ceramics for Swissline Hardegger Handels, Bern, Switzerland (1988-1993).
Teaching
IDES4301 Industrial Design Project Research IDES2162 Design Studio 2B SUSSD006 Post Graduate Research Methods Master by Research and PhD Supervisor
Research
PhD in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design. Bilkent University (2000). PhD in Product Design, Marmara University (2001). MsBSc in Building Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture Department of Building Sciences (1994).
- Design for an aging population.
- Universal Design, Accessible Design, Adaptable Design, and Transgenerational Design: This area consist of Following up the developments in universal design or "design for all", including design for an ageing population, focusing on the applications of "inclusive design" in mainstream design products for larger markets.
- Participatory design (collaborative design with real users). This research area looks at various ways of including real users into the design process in an attempt to co-design with them and get feedback early in the design process.
- “Good design” around the world, common criteria to evaluate “good design”.
- Lighting, day lighting, artificial lighting and colour in design.
- Recent lamp design:
- Glass and ceramic products, production and forming techniques.
Recent Publications
Papers & Book Chapters
Judd, B., Quinn, J., Olsberg, D., Demirbilek, O. 2009. Does size matter? Under-occupancy and older Australian home owners. State of Australian Cities Conference: City Growth, Sustainability, Vitality and Vulnerability. 26-27 November, 2009.
Nawangpalupi, CB. and Demirbilek, OR., 2008, 'Expressions of values related to car sharing in Australia', in Dare to Desire, eds Desmet P., Tzevetawora S., Hekkeit P. and Jostice L., Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
Nawangpalupi, C.B., and Demirbilek, O. 2008. Investigation of the drivers and the barriers for travel behaviour changes and analysis of the impact. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. Victoria: Common
Demirbilek, O. and Demirbilek, N. 2008. Comfort and Light, in Architectura. Mary Trewby (Ed.) Global Book Publishing, 21 pages, pp. 298-319.
Marshall, N., and Demirbilek O. 2007. Design and Non-Design Final Year Student Experiences in the Faculty of the Built Environment. Connected 2007 International Conference on Design Education, 9 -12 July 2007, Sydney: University of New South Wales.
Demirbilek, N. and Demirbilek, OR. 'Architectural Science and Student-Centred Learning'. In: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association - ANZAScA2007. Deakin University, Deakin University, pp. 81 - 91 2007.
Nawangpalupi, CB. and Demirbilek, OR., 2006, 'Investigating pleasurability of a scenario of a sustainable produce-service system (framework)', in Fabricating Sustainability, eds , Victoria University, Wellington, Wellington, p. CD
Demirbilek, O. 2006. Subconscious emotional appeal of products. The Changing Face of Design Education : 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities January 11-14, in Lloyd, P., Roozenburg, N., McMahon, C., and Brodhurst, L. (Eds.), H
Nawangpalupi, CB. and Demirbilek, OR., 2005, 'Investigating plesasurability of a scenario of a sustainable product-service (framework)', in Fabricating sustainability: Unofficial Proceedings of the 39th Annual Architectural Science Association Conference, eds Henry Skates, Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 1 - 8
Aurum, A., and Demirbilek, O. 2005. Virtual Collaborative Design: An Explanatory Study. In S. Dasgupta (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies. 1st edition, V1, Washington: Information Resources Management Association, Informatio
Demirbilek, O. 2004. Motivating students in research oriented courses in industrial design. The Changing Face of Design Education: 2nd International Engineering and Product Design Education Conference. 2-3 September, Delft: NIVO Delft, p. 399-407.
Demirbilek, O., Sener, B., Marshall, N., Jonker A. 2004. A rendezvous with the cartoon characters in consumer products. 4th International Design and Emotion Conference, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. July 12-14.
Demirbilek, O., and Demirkan, H. 2004. Universal product design involving elderly users: a participatory design model. Applied Ergonomics. Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd.
Demirbilek, O. and Sener, B., 2004. Emotionally Rich Products: The Influence of Childhood Heroes, Comics and Cartoon Characters. Design and Emotion: The Experience of Everyday Things, in McDonagh, D., Hekkert, P., Erp (van) J. and Gyi, D. (Eds.), L
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Creative Works
Quinlan, AM., Demirbilek, OR., Yip, M. & Pin, R. 2007, 'Tactile Imagination: Design Research Processes', , eds Dr T. Loveday, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW.
Invited keynote address entitled "Research, Emotion and Design", at the Design Theme Conference, Faculty of the Built Environment and Engineering - QUT Brisbane, June 2006
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